The Cosmos Club Award
The Cosmos Club Award has been presented annually since 1964 to persons of national or international standing in a field of science, literature, the fine arts, the learned professions, or the public service. The Award and related expenses are supported by a grant from the Cosmos Club Foundation.
The Cosmos Club Award Recipients
| Date | Awardee | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Elvin C. Stakman | Biologist |
| 1965 | Henry Allen Moe | Humanist |
| 1966 | Merle Antony Tuve | Geophysicist |
| 1967 | McGeorge Bundy | Foundation Executive |
| 1968 | Samuel Elliot Morrison | Historian |
| 1969 | Robert D. Calkins | Economist |
| 1970 | Edwin Herbert Land | Scientist |
| 1971 | Kenneth Mackenzie Clark | Art Historian |
| 1972 | Howard A. Rusk | Physician |
| 1973 | Louis B. Wright | Historian |
| 1974 | Horace M. Albright | Conservationist |
| 1975 | Helen Hayes | Actress |
| 1976 | Roger Tory Peterson | Ornithologist-Artist |
| 1977 | Archibald MacLeish | Poet |
| 1978 | Caryl P. Haskins | Biologist |
| 1979 | Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox | Classical Scholar |
| 1980 | John William Gardner | Foundation Executive |
| 1981 | Lawrence McKinley Gould | Geologist |
| 1982 | Lewis Thomas | Physician |
| 1983 | Barbara Wertheim Tuchman | Historian |
| 1984 | Paul A. Volker | Economist |
| 1985 | Richard H. Bales | Musician |
| 1986 | Albert B. Sabin | Physician |
| 1987 | Jerome B. Wiesner | Engineer |
| 1988 | S. Dillon Ripley | Zoologist |
| 1989 | C. Everett Koop | Surgeon |
| 1990 | James A. Van Allen | Physicist |
| 1991 | Max M. Kampleman | Diplomat |
| 1992 | W. Edwards Deming | Statistician |
| 1993 | Gilbert F. White | Geographer |
| 1994 | John Hope Franklin | Historian |
| 1995 | Arthur Kornberg | Biochemist |
| 1996 | Herbert Friedman | Physicist |
| 1997 | Jonathan E. Rhoads | Surgeon |
| 1998 | Sandra Day O'Connor | Lawyer |
| 1999 | Jacob Rabinow | Engineer |
| 2000 | Rita Rossi Colwell | Biologist |
| 2001 | Donald A. B. Lindberg | Physician |
| 2002 | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | Public Servant |
| 2003 | Natalie Zemon Davis | Historian |
| 2004 | Charles Yeager | Aeronautics Pioneer |
| 2005 | Jim Lehrer | Broadcast Journalist |
| 2006 | Elie Wiesel | Humanitarian, Author |
| 2007 | Roald Hoffmann | Chemist |
| 2008 | Vera C. Rubin | Astronomer |